Video | Four Bucaramanga legends were honored before the BetPlay League final

Next Saturday, the team led by Venezuelan Rafael Dudamel will defend its advantage in El Campín in search of the title. Bucaramanga had only reached one final, in 1997, in which it lost both games against América de Cali.

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In the midst of the euphoria of the Leopardo fans, the Dimayor paid tribute to four historical figures of the Santander team, who shone at different moments in the team’s history: Miguel Oswaldo González, Jesús ‘Kiko’ Barrios, Misael ‘Papo’ Flórez and Jorge Ramoa.

Flórez is the player with the most games played in the club’s history. He performed in 474 matches, divided into three stages: 1962-70, 1973-75 and 1978-81. He was part of the team that reached the hexagonal in 1975, in one of Bucaramanga’s best campaigns.

Barrios is the Colombian forward who played the most games with the club, 257, in two steps: 1987 and 1990-96. He was a key player for Bucaramanga in the 1990 campaign, in which the team was close to becoming champion: it finished third, behind América and Nacional.

The Argentine Miguel Oswaldo González arrived at Bucaramanga in 1982 and was the top scorer in the championship twice with that shirt, in 1982 and 1985. year in which the team reached the final octagonal.

For its part, Jorge Ramoa, also Argentine, also had two spells in Bucaramanga. The first, in 1988, and the second, between 1992 and 1996. He played 180 games. He was the technician in charge several times and settled in the capital of Santander.

The four legends of the club were invited to a dinner by the president of Dimayor, Fernando Jaramillo, and then, before the game against Santa Fe, they received a plaque in the middle of the field of the Alfonso López stadium, where they had so many days of good soccer.